New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-04
A GIGANTIC BRIBERY FUND.
MONEY SQUEEZED FROM CANDIDATES AND
OfFICEHOLDERS.

UfFICEHOLDERS.
cvsprp.rv AID RECKLESS SCHEMES OF THE
BOssrs AND BOoDLEIs- SEEKERS FOR PUB
Lie PLACE WHO HAVE BEEN ASSESSED.
There ample evidence that the Democrats expect TO
carry the election next Tuesday by the OF DOODLE
Both in this city and in Brooklyn Democratic olce-
holders have been in 10 per cent OF
their salaIies incomes Policemen and hremcn in
Brooklyn have been askc to So each In this city
as rule they have been assessed no definite sum- but
have been politely requested" TO contribute In the
Fire Department Purroy and Grocer are reported to
have raised $4,000 But "a the Police Department Is
in the control of non partisan commission the work OF
assessing the members OF the force has been carried ON
IN quiet way.
Mr. II WITT ADDS HIS MITE.
Mayor Hewitt who contributed S2l 600 to the Demo
cratic bosses last year. Is said to have given Slo"oo 10
help John Il. Fellows this wear. Dick Cunningham
the well known 5000 contractor whose hooks and pay
rolls 80 nys:eriousy disappeared when legislative
committee was investigating bis relations 10 Tie ei'y
departments Is credited with subscription OF 5000
for Fellows's benefit Maurice b. Flynn who il under
Indictment is credited with giving $4,000 toward elect
ing Fellows EN-Mayor Cooper Is said 10 nave gwen
$4,000 for the Democratic fund
Twenty five Democratic candidates for Aldermen nave
been assessed $5 per election district or Sl2s0 for
the general fund. the assessment on the Assembly
candidates in tue city is $40 per election district or
Ss,l2O. The candida cs for the Senate have beer
assessed So per election district amounting to $4,000
The two candidates for Judges of the Supreme Court
have been asked for $1,000 each. exclusive OF sums
asked for special purposes The two en- idatcs for the
City Court have assessed $4,000 while the bosses
and boodlers who selected Johu II. Fellows are said to
have paid $4,000 his behalf 10 each OF the two
halls " that nominated him.
THE FORMER DIsTILLERs EFFORTS.
Theodore W. Myers. the whisky dstiller and now
stock broker and weknowu card player. who is the
Aoueduct contractors candidate for Controller, is run
ming a separate canvass on his own account ana mas
sent personal appeals every Hebrew in the city asking
for support account OF his race. He Is running one OF
the welknown bogus "citizcnS movements and the
lowest estimated expenditure on his behalf S5OOOD
The candidate for Judge of the General Sessions has
been assessed 00O and the candidate for Surrogate
$4,000 Tic candidates for President OF the Board OF
Aldermen AMI Coroner have been assessed $1,000 each
Tho aggregate Of the contributed to the County
Democracy and Tammany Hall by the various candi-
dates is $4,000. In addition the subscriptions OF
Mayor Hewitt Mr. Cooper. Mr. Grace, Maurice H. Flynn
Dick Cunuagham Jake sharp " Jim " Richmond,
John Keenan, Billy Mclcney and various contractors
boodlors and bosses is SAID pretty goo authority 10
exceed 100000.
BLACKMAIL FROM CLERKS AND IABoRERS.
There are 10000 employees on the city pay rolls, ex
elusive of the Board Education 1t is low estimate
according the known to have been collected in
the Public Works Department, 10 place the amount con-
tribuiei by these employees at 100000 THIS VIII make
altogether S21OOO divided between tIc 'ouhl! Delhoc
racy and Taminany Hail. or S2l3,50C each. Chamber
lain Wins says that at the last election the County
Democracy in some OF the Assembly Districts appor
toned 81 for each election district for work at the
polls, and Tammany probably spent as much more
This was for election day only, and was aside
from all the legitimate campaign expenses for printing
meetings etc There Sl2 election districts in the
city AT this rate the two organizations will spend
1852 400 election day In buying up votes But much
more likely dc spent the booders and contractors
are contributing year. They had such interest in
last years canvass.
WHAT THE BOSSES AND BoODIERs WILL SPEND
fair estimate from the known facts TO say that
the bosses AMI booders will spend $25Ooo0 on election
day alone buying votes. That is their only hope OF
success They have prepared for this work TOO.
The boarding and lodging houses IN the lower wards
are filled with men In the Ist Assembly District
according to the the population has been
steadily decreasing. the number OF registered voters
increased several hundred this Investigation has
shown that this increase is what is known as the mat
tress vote Fbcre are $500 registered from lodg
ing houses FL the fst and lid Assembly Districts Most
of these houses where beds let out for 10 and -
cents night. .oa->. -.-
"a 81, :. VOTING IoDGrRS At so MUCH HEAD.
This mattress vote will probably reach $4,000 this
year Ii is controlled by the clearinghouse runners
and keepers of these lodging houses They vote their
men according 10 agreement with the warI bosses al so
much per head The Democratic bosses are relying on
getting all this VOTE and they hope to elect John H.
Fellows In that way.
induced Fellows to this city TO live when good
government endangered by the use of money as
now 1t will require the utmost vigilance on the part OF
honest citizens the conspiracy OF the bosses
and bOodcrs to purchase control OF the fountains OF
justice in this city.